Q. Back in the 1970s I had an attack of kidney stones while on vacation. I was rushed to the hospital, where I was told that at 32 I was young for kidney stones but that they were caused by... (Read More)
Q. Last October I started having neurological symptoms. My hands were falling asleep every night with pins and needles. The symptoms got worse and I developed pain in my neck, upper back and arms. Sometimes my feet would fall asleep... (Read More)
Q. I am a retired professor, so what I did for a living for 40 years was talk. It's a paradox because I suffered from stuttering, particularly the 'block' type you get when you have to give a speech. I... (Read More)
Q. I used to catch lots of colds every year. When I was tested for vitamin D a few years ago, it was really low. I took a lot of vitamin D to get into the normal range. Since then... (Read More)
Q. Would taking an iron supplement ease RLS (restless legs syndrome) symptoms? I was part of a blinded study at Johns-Hopkins where I either had an iron infusion or a placebo. I was "cured" for over a year, but the... (Read More)
Q. I suffered from chronic hives for years without much help from the allergist or the dermatologist. The medicines they prescribed did little to relieve my symptoms and left me in a fog. I was becoming a hermit. Following... (Read More)